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MACHINE F0I`1` SHOCKING GRAIN.

(Application med Mar. 17, 1897.)

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MACHINE FDR SHOCKING GRIN.

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MACHINE FOB SHUCKING GRAIN.

(Application iled Mar. 17, 1897.) (No Model.) 4 Sheets-Sheet 4.

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VILLIAM RUSSELL, OF HAMILTON, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGESHELDON BINGHAM, HERBERT GRIFFIN, ROBERT CAMPBELL, JAMES THOMPSON, DOWBROTHERS, JANET STENABAUGH, AND JAMES OALDER, OF SAME PLACE, AND WILLIAMMILLIOAN, OF GALT, JAMES RUSSELL, OF OARLUKE, JAMES GILFILLIN, OF LUCAN,AND ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

MACHINE FOR sHoCKlNc GRAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part Vof Letters Patent No. 61 1,283, datedSeptember 27, 1898.

Application filed March 17, 1897. Serial No. 628,049. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RUSSELL, manufacturer, of the city ofHamilton, in the county of Ventworth and Province of Ontario, Canada,have invented a new and Improved Machine for Shocking'Grain, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a machine for shocking grainwhich will deposit -io a shock capable of standing up ou side hills,level land, or under any condition of wind and weather; and it consists,essentially, of a receptacle for sheaves suitably carried and providedwith means for binding together the I5 sheaves of a-shock, of anejector, of means for feeding the sheaves from the binder into thereceptacle, and of the detailed construction of the operating andcontrolling mechanism ,substantially as hereinafter more particuzo larlydescribed and then definitely claimed.

Figure l is a perspective View of my machine from the rear right-handside. Fig. 2 is a perspective View ofV my machine from the side, showingmore particularly the operating 5 mechanism. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview from the front left-hand side, showing more particularly theconnection to the binder and the needle-operating mechanism. Fig. 4 is aperspective View showing the method of ad- 3o justably connectingtheshocker to the binder. Fig. 5 is a front elevation partially in section,of one of the clutches. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same.

In the drawings like letters of reference in- 3 5 dioat-e correspondingparts in the several figures.

A is the frame of the shocker,which is suitably shaped to support thedifferent parts and to forma sheaf-receptacle B of sufficient 4o size tohold the desired number of sheaves to form the shock. This receptacle isopen, as shown, at the rearward end and partly closed at the forward endby the end boards O.

As shown in Fig. 3, the longitudinal sills a of the frame have irons Dbolted thereto,

which are rigidly secured to the sills b of the binder. In the presentmachine this binder is of the type known to the trade as McCormicksBindlochine and may be seen, for example, in United States Patent No.452,460, 5o granted on May 19, 1891, to J. R. Severance, behind the rearleft-hand side of which the shocker is located.

E is a shaft journaled partly in the frame of the binder and partly inthe frame of the shocker. This shaft is suitably driven from anycontinuously-moving part of the mechanism of the binder, in the presentcase being shown as driven from the shaft F by bevelgearing. To thisshaft is secured a bevel-pinion G. (See Fig. This meshes with twosuitablycarried bevel-pinions H and I, loose upon the shaft-s J and K.

L is a clutch upon the shaft J, its loose half being connected to thebevel-pinion H and its fixed half to the shaft.

M is the clutch-dog, which serves to lock` the two parts of the clutchtogether. The construction of this clutch will be hereinafter 7o moreparticularly described.

N is a bevel-pinion fast on the end of the shaft J. This meshes with abevel-pinion upon the suitably-carried shaft O,to the end of which isrigidly, connected the crank-arm P.

Q isan elevator suitably constructed and hinged at c to the upperportion R of the frame of the shocker, which is extended outv wardly toform a support for the elevator when it is in the position shown .inFig. 1. 8o

S is a pitman pivoted at one end to the elevator Q at cl and at theother to the end of the crank-arm P.

From this construction it follows that the rotation of the shaft J willcause the elevator Q to alternately rise and fall', asindicated.

The bevel-pinion I has the loose portion of a clutch T connectedthereto, the fixed portion of the clutch being fast on the shaft K.

U is the clutch-dog, which serves to con- 9o' (Shown in dotted lines inFig. 3.) 6o

nect the two part-s of the clutch, as hereinafter described. Upon thefar end4 of this shaft K (see Fig. 3) is fast a crank-arm V.

A is the shock-ejector, normallylying upon the lower portion of theframe of the shocker and hinged to the rear bar thereof at c. (See Figs.l and 2.)

B' is a pitman one end of which is pivoted atf to the ejector A' and theother end to the crank-arm V. From this it will be seen that therotation of the shaft K will alternately raise the ejector to thevertical and drop it again to the horizontal.

C' is a shaft which is connected to any portion of the binder, whichrevolves only during the binding and ejection of a sheaf. This shaft issuitably j ournaled on the bracket D', connected to the frame of theshocker and bears upon its end the cam E'. F' is a spindle alsojournaled in the bracket D' and having a ratchet count-wheel G'connected to it, so as to revolve therewith. The other end of thisspindle carries a finger H'.

I' is a lever pivoted at g to the frame of the machine and havingcentrally pivoted thereto a lever J'. The spindle F passes through boththese levers, a slot being formed, as shown, through the lever J' topermit of its 1isingand falling. One end of the lever J' lies in thepath of the cam E', which is sufficientlybroad to engage both the teethof the ratchet count-wheel G' and the end of the lever. The other end ofthis lever is pivoted to a vertical rod K', adapted to slide in suitableguides fast to the frame of the machine, a spring being connected to therod to aid the force of gravity in normally retaining it in a downwardposition, the extent of the downward drop being regulated by a pinpassed through the upper end of the rod. From this construction it willbe seen that the revolution of the cam E' will revolve the ratchet-wheelone tooth at a time and also raise the vertical bar K'. Theratchet-wheel is held as moved by means of a spring 71,. Normally thefoot of the vertical bar K' lies in the path of the clutch-dog M, asshown in Fig. l, thus holding the clutch out of gear, as hereinafterdescribed. As soon, however, as the bar K' is raised by the action ofthe cam E' the clutch-dogdrops and throws the clutch into gear.

As previously described, the cam E' is driven from some part of thebinding mechanism, revolving only during the binding and discharge ofthe shock.

The elevator Q is so located as to receive the sheat` ejected from thebinder, its position depending, of course, upon the particularconstruction ofthe binder with which the shocker is used.

The cam E' is so timed that it releases the dog M immediately after asheaf has been received upon the elevator. The shaft J is set in motion,and by means of its connection to the elevator the latter is raised andthe sheaf dumped into the sheaf-receptacle B. After the shaft J has madeone revolution and thus brought the elevator back to its normal positionthe clutch-dog M again comes in contact with the foot of the verticalbar K' and the clutch is thrown out of gear till the next time a sheafis received by the elevator. This goes on till as many sheaves aredropped into the receptacle as there are teeth on the ratchetcount-wheel G'. By this time the cam projection t' on the side of theratchet countwheel G' has passed behind the lever I' and pushed itoutwardly. As the lever J' is pivoted upon the lever l' the end of thelever J' is pushed to one side and is not engaged by the cam'E', so thatthe elevator is not raised and the sheaf dumped upon the elevator atthat particular revolution of the cam is not raised and deposited in thesheaf-receptacle. rlhis gives time for the binding mechanism to act andfor the completed shock to be dumped. A spring L' (a portion of which isbroken away the better to show the slot in the lever J') is suitablyarranged upon the spindle F' to press against the lever J' to return itto its normal position after the cam projection t' has passed by thelever I'.

In Fig. 3 it will be noticed that the linger l-l, fast upon the spindleF', is in a position to engage with the end of the lever M', suitablyjournaled upon the bracket D'. The other end of this lever is pivoted toa vertical bar N', suitably adapted to slide in guides carried by theframe of the machine. A coilspring upon the bar is adapted to normallyretain the bar in a raised position, the extent of the upward motionbeing limited by the pin j, passing through the bar below the upper endof its guide.

O' is the knotter-shaft, driven, as shown in Fig. 3, by thesprocket-and-chain connection from the sprocket-wheel T" on the mainshaft E. This shaft drives the cam-wheel P' of the knotter, which lattermay be of any ordinary construction and therefore need not be moreparticularly described or shown in the drawings. One feature is,however, added, as shown in Fig. 2.

Q' is a bevel-pinion fast on the knetter-shaft and meshing` with thebevel-pinion R' on the short shaft S', suitably journaled upon a portionof the frame of the knotter. The end of this shaft carries an arm T',which is suitably positioned to sweep round and engage the cord U' as itpasses from the sheaf-receptacle to the knetter and press it downwardtoward the knotter, so as toinsure the cord stripping off properly afterthe knot is tied.

The knotter-shaft O' is provided with a clutch V', similar to theclutches L and T, the tail of the clutch-dog A" being in a position toengage with the upper end of the vertical bar N when the latter is inits normal raised position. The clutch V' is thus held out of gear tillthe desired number of sheaves have been placed in the sheaf-receptacle,when the IOC IIC

iinger H' rocks the lever M' and releases the clutch. The bindershaft isthen revolved and a knot is tied.

To the end of the knotter-shaft O' is connected the crank-arm B", whichis connected by the pitman M" with the crank-arm C" upon theneedle-shaft D", suitably journaled near the upper end of thesheaf-receptaele. E" is the needle, shaped substantially as shown andsuitably connected to the shaft D". It will be seen that the needle isset in motion at the saine time that the knotter-shaft is started. Itwill be noticed that the needle has descended to the knotter before thecrankarm B" has passed the line of centers of the knetter-shaft and thepivot-points of the pitman. This gives sufficient dwell to the needle toenable the knot to be tied. It will now be necessary to indicate thecourse of the cord used in binding the shock. InFig. 2 the ball of twineU' is shown. The twine passes through a hole in the side wall of thereceptacle and below the ejector A', (see Figs. 2 and 3,) then passesthrough the tension device F", through an eyelet f4 on the side of thereceptacle, thence through an eyelet f5 on the shock-ejector, thenceback through an eyelet f6 on the side` of the sheaf-receptacle, thenceto the point of the needle, and iinally to the knotter, where its end isheld in .the usual manner. The cord is connected with the shock-ejector,as shown, in order that the latter when rising to a vertical positionmay draw enough twine from the ball to give sufficient slack to enablethe sheaves droppedv from the elevator to carry the twine down into theposition shown in Fig. l, so as to avoid any trouble which might ariseby compelling the sheaves to draw lthe cord from the ball through thetension device by their own weight. As soon as the knot is tied theneedle rises again to the position shown in Fig. l and the clutch-dog A"again engages with the end of the vertical bar N', throwing the clutchout of gear and stopping the knotting and binding mechanism till a freshshock of sheaves has been received by the shock-re ceptacle.

Upon the knotter-shaft O' is placed a linger G". (See Fig. 2.) Assoon'as the band has been tied about the shock and the needle has nearlyresumed its normal position this iinger comes in contact with the leverIl", pivoted on the frame of the machine. The other end of this lever ispivoted to the vertical bar l", suitably supported in guides upon theframe of the machine. The foot of this bar lies in the path of the tailof the clutch-dog U of the clutch T. As soon as the bar is raised by theaction of the finger G" the clutch-dog is released and the clutch put ingear. The

shaft K immediately revolves, and by means of the crank-arm V and pitmanB' raises the shock-ejector A' and throws out the shock upon its base.As soon as the iin ger G" passes the lever H" the bar I" drops to itsnormal position and its foot is engaged by the tail of the clutch-dog Twhen the shock-ejector has dropped to its normal position and the clutchis thrown out of gear, preventing further motion of the shock-ejectoruntil another shock packing-arm J" is thrown forward and downward, asshown in Fig. 3. The shaft K" might of course be operated from any othersuitable moving part.

The construction of the clutches L T V', which is the same in all, isshown more fully in Figs. 5 and 6, numbers being substituted asreferences for the various lettersl used in the general description ofthe invention. l is a disk fast on the shaft 2 and having pivotedthereon the clutch-dog 3. This dog carries a small roller 4, whichextends laterally and when the clutch is in gear engages with the teethof the driving half 5 of the clutch. 6 is a spring located between theend of the dog and a lug upon the disk l, which tends to retain theclutch-dog in gear,'as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Vhen the parts are inthis position, the driving half of the clutch, which derives its motionin any suitable manner, drives the disk l and the shaft 2, to which itis connected. When, however, the tail 7 of the clutch-dog comes incontact with the feet of any of the vertical bars -previously described,the dog is rocked and the roller 4 drawn out of engagement with thedriving half ofthe clutch, when the shaft ceases to revolve till the dogis again released.

In order to allow for differences in the size of the sheaves andaccommodate the pressure of the needle to the consequent changes in sizeof the shock, I prefer to connect a springinger O" to the needle, asshown in Fig. l, which will give yielding pressure and prevent strainingof the needle or other parts under the circumstances indicated.

The tension device F" consists, as shown in Fig. l, of two parts drawntogether by springpressure applied by means of the spindle 0', connectedto the outer plate, passing through a hole in the inner plate, andprovided with a nut and spring. By adjusting the nut the plates may bedrawn together so as to give any desired degree of tension to the twine.It is evident that the size of the shock gathered depends upon thenumber of teeth in the ratchet count-wheel G', no shock being bound anddumped till it has made one complete revolution. Thus by putting inwheels with different number of teeth shocks of any desired number ofsheaves may be bound and dumped, or the lever J maybe tripped by hand atany time.

In Fig. 4 I show means for adjusting the TOO IIO

position of the shocker behind the binder, so as to enable the binderwith shocker attached to pass through an ordinary gateway and to permitof the shocker being adjusted backwardly and forwardly to suit the exactposition necessary to properly receive the sheaves from the binder. Pare guideways secured to lthe sills of the shocker and adapted toreceive the horizontal portions of the L-shaped arms Q. The verticalportions of these arms are journaled upon the rod R", which is supportedat the rear end of the binder, as indicated. By sliding the L-shapedarms upon the rod the shocker may be moved directly behind the binder.Vhen in position to work, it will be clamped by means of the adjustablecollar and nut S". The shocker may be also slid backward and forwardupon the horizontal portions of the arms Q. Any means may be adopted formoving the shocker and clamping it when moved-such, for instance, asattachin g it to the portions of the binder moved backward and forwardto suit the requirement-s in binding long or short grain--or motion maybe imparted separately by hand to the shocker aud clamping-nuts providedto clamp together the guideways P and the L- shaped arms Q". The shaftE, when the shocker is made adjustable, as indicated, is adapted toslide through the bearings of the sprocket-wheel T and the bevel-pinionG. When the shocker is to be moved laterally, the pin m, connecting thetwo parts of the shaft E, is removed and whatever connection the shaftC' may have with the binder is also broken.

In Fig. l is shown in dotted lines a butterboard, which is connected torods inserted in holes in the frame of the machine, so that it may bemoved to suit long or short sheaves.

In Fig. 2 is shown a weighted counterbalance to ease the shock of thefall of the elevator. T is an arm pivoted on the frame of the machineand provided at its outer end with a weight T'. A pitman U" pivotallyconnects its inner end with the elevator Q. As the elevator falls theweight is lifted up and moves outwardly from its pivot, taking more andmore of the weight of the elevator as the latter falls, till its wholeweight is counterbalanced before it has quite dropped down upon theframe.

Having described the invention, it will be advisable to recapitulate,briefly, the operation of forming, binding, and depositing a shock. Eachsheaf as thrown from the binder is received upon the elevator Q. Owir gto the connection described between the controlling mechanism of theelevator and the binder the operating mechanism of the elevator is putin gear with the main driving-shaft and the elevator raised, thusdepositing its sheat within the sheaf-receptacle B. This goes on till asmany sheaves have been deposited within this receptacle and upon the topof the twine as are represented by the number of teeth on the ratchetcount-wheel G. By the time this has been done the cam projection t'shifts the lever J', as described, and the elevator-operating mechanismis thus held out of gear, so that a sheaf is allowed to remain upon theelevator while the binding and ejecting mechauisms are in operation.These are consecutively set in operation by the mechanism alreadydescribed, the cord tied around the sheaf, the shock-ejector A raised,and the shock thrown out upon its base. As the elevator was not raisedto throw the last sheaf ejected from the binder, another one is droppedupon it and two are elevated together to form the first of a new shock.

lt should be mentioned that the pitman B is preferably made adjustableupon the crankarm V, so that the exact throw of the ejector may beeasily regulated.

From the above description it will be seen that I have devised a shockerwhich is entirely automatic in its operation, requiring no attentionwhatever from the driver of the machine. Itis also exceedingly light andsimple in its construction, and by binding the shock together it issecurely held so that it will stand upon its base, whether the shockerbe running on hillsides or level ground. The round form of shock is alsowell adapted to stand stifliy, no matter on what side it may besubjected to wind pressure.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a machine of the class described,a receptacle for sheaves adapted to hold a su flicient number to form ashock, in combination with a sheaf-receiver located and arranged withrespect to said receptacle to deliver sheaves on their sides in thelatter, mechanism for operating said receiver to cause a sheaf to beretained during the binding and dumping of the shock and causing thedeposit of two or more at the beginning of the next shock; bindinglnechanism adapted to bind the sheaves together, and mechanism forexpelling the shock from the receptacle so that it will alight basedownward upon the ground during the time given by the retention of thesheaf above described, substantially as and Jfor the purpose specified.

2. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle for sheaves adaptedto hold a sufficient number to form a shock, and provided withstationary sides, a tiltable bottom and open end, in combination withbinding mechanism connected to the sides of the receptacle and adaptedto bind the sheaves together, and mechanism for tilting the bottom ofthe receptacle and expelling the shock, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle for sheaves adaptedto hold a sufficient number to form a shock, and provided withstationary sides, a tiltable bottom and open end, in combination with asheaf-receiver located and arranged with respect to said receptacle todeliver sheaves on their sides in the latter, and mechanism foroperating said sheaf-receiver; binding mechan- .ism connected to thesides of the receptacle and adapted to bind the sheaves together, andmechanism for tilting the bottom of the receptacle and expelling theshock, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

4. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle for sheaves withstationary sides and open at the top and one end, and adapted to holdupon their side a sufficient number of sheaves to form a shock, incombination with binding mechanism connected to the said stationarysides, and adapted to bind the sheaves together and mechanism forexpelling the shock through the open end of the receptacle so that itwill alight base downward upon the ground, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

5. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle for sheavesprovided with stationary sides, open at the top and one end and adaptedto hold upon their sides a sufficient number of sheaves to form a shock,in combination with a sheaf-receiver located and arranged With respectto said receptacle to deliver sheaves through the top of the latter, andmechanism for operating the sheaf-receiver; binding mechanism connectedto the said stationary sides and adapted to bind the sheaves together,and mechanism for expelling the shock through the open end of thereceptacle so that it will alight base downward upon the ground,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

6. In a machine of the class described, a receptacle for sheaves adaptedto hold a sufficient number to form a shock and provided with stationarysides, a tiltable bottom and open end, in combination with mechanismadapted to receive sheaves from a harvesterbinder and place them ontheir sides within the said receptacle; binding mechanism connected tothe said stationary sides and adapted to bind the sheaves together,mechanism for tilting the bottom of the receptacle and expelling theshock; and means for Withholding a sheaf from the receptacle during thebinding and expulsion of the shock, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

7. In a machine of the class described, a shock-receptacle, incombination With an elevator hinged near the top of the said receptacleand adapted to receive sheaves from a harvester-binder; acontinuously-running main driving-shaft mechanism driven by the saidshaftfor operatingthe elevator; aclutch controlling the engagement anddisengagement of the said mechanism; a movable rod controlling the saidclutch; a pivoted lever adapted to move the said rod, and asuitablycarried cam adapted to rock the said lever and to be driven fromany part of the binder revolving only during the binding and dischargeof a sheaf a suitably-journaled count- Wheel adapted to be moved by thesaid cam; and a cam projection on the side of the count- Wheel adaptedto push the said lever out of the path of the cam once every revolution,

and means for returning the lever to its ori ginal position after thesaid cam projection has passed, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

' S. In a machine of the class described, a sheaf-receptacle, incombination with anecdle fast on a shaft journaled at one side of thesaid receptacle; a knotter and knotter-shaft located at the other sideof the receptacle; a driving connection between the two shafts; acontinuously-running main shaft; a driving connection between the mainshaft and the knotter-shaft; a clutch adapted to put the said drivingconnection into and out of gear; a movable rod adapted to control thesaid clutch; a pivoted lever adapted to move the said rod; a spindlecarrying a finger adapted to rock the said lever;l a count-wheel adaptedto revolve the said spindle, and means forl revolving the saidcount-Wheel every time a sheaf is received from the shocker,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

9. In a machine of the class described, a sheaf-receptacle, incombination with a shockejector hinged at one end within the receptaclea shaft carrying a crank-arm; a pitman connecting the said crank-armwith the ejector; a continuously-running main shaft; a

driving connection between the two shafts;`

a clutch adapted to put the said connection into and out of gear; amovable rod adapted to control the said clutch; a pivoted leverv adaptedto move the said rod, and the knotter-shaft carrying a linger adapted torock the said lever, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

10. The combination with a harvesterbinder, of a guide-rod connected tothe rear of the frame; a shocker and L-shaped arms journaled on the saidguide-rod with their vertical portions resting against the rear sill ofthe binder-frame and their horizontal portions secured to the sills ofthe shocker, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

Il. The combination with a harvesterbinder, of a guide-rod connected tothe rear of the frame; a shocker and L-shaped arms journaled on the saidguide-rod With their vertical portions resting against the rear sill ofthe binder-frame and their horizontal portions, secured to the sills ofthe shocker, and a clam ping-collar and set-screw upon the saidguide-rod, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

l2. The combination with a harvesterbinder, of a guide-rod connected tothe rear of the frame; a shocker and L-shaped arms journaled on the saidguide-rod with their vertical portions resting against the rear sill ofthe binder-frame, and their horizontal portions movable in guides uponthe sills of the shocker, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

' 13. In a machine of the class described, a sheaf-receptacle providedwith a suitable needle and knotter, and means for operating the same, incombination with a tiltable ejector IOO IIO

a slieai is discharged from the harvesterbinder upon the elevator, aWeighted lever pivoted on the frame of the machine and a pitmanpivotallT connecting the lever with the said elevator, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

Hamilton, March i, 1397.

WILLIAM RUSSELL.

In presence of- J. F. LYALL, J. EDW. MAYBEE.

